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No. 806,726; PATENTED DEC. 5, 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED 1130.5,1904.

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W i/Dvmom UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE WVYMAN, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO OROMPTON & KNOWLES LOOM WORKS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

LOOIVI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application filed December 5, 1904. Serial No. 235,474.

To all whom-it Whit/y concern:

' Be it known that I, HORACE WYMAN, a citi- The object of my invention is to improve upon the construction of the'olass of looms re.- ferred to.

In my improvements I provide a bobbin or filling-carrier magazine or hopper, located at one end of the loom and having two or more compartments or guideways therein, each adapted to receive a number of bobbins or filling-carriers having fillings thereon of different colors or character. Each set of filling-carriers of the same color or character are located in the same compartment of the magazine. The magazine for the filling-carriers is combined with box-pattern-indicating mechanism and the shuttle-box mechanism having two or more shifting or movable shuttle-boxes, each box or cell carrying a shuttle with afilling-carrier of a color or character corresponding to the color or character of the bobbins or filling-carriers in a compartment of the magazine. I provide mechanism intermediate the magazine and the shuttle box mechanism whereby the movement of the shuttle-boxes to place a difierent box or cell in line with the race of the lay will cause a movement of the filling-carrier magazine to bring it into position to supply a filling-carrier of the same color or character as is contained in the active shuttle to said shuttle upon the practical exhaustion of the filling-carrier therein. In my improvements the openings at the lower ends of the compartments of the magazine for the discharge of the filling-carriers are preferably placed at some distance from the transferrer, and a guideway is provided through which the filling-carriers move, by gravity or otherwise, to a position under the transferrer by which they are inserted into the shuttle. When the filling in the running shuttle is practically exhausted,afilling-detector mechanism willcause a filling-carrier, having filling thereon of the same color or character as the filling in the running shuttle, to be moved from one of the compartments of the magazine into a position under the transferrer, and immediately thereafter the transferrer will insert said fillingcarrier into the shuttle when the lay is in its forward position. The filling-carrier may be moved by gravity from the magazine or it may be moved positively by mechanism which will take the filling-carrier from its compartment in the magazine and move it into proper po sition and hold it there until, the transferrer inserts it into the shuttle. The normal position of the transferrer is preferably just above the filling-carrier when it is in a position to be inserted into a shuttle on the end of the lay when the lay is in its forward position, leaving a clear space for the movement of the filling-carrier from its compartment in the magazine to its position under the transferrer.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of my improvements, as will be hereinafter fully described.

I have only shown in the drawings detached portions of a loom of the class referred to, and particularly of the loom shown and described in United States Letters Patent No. 600,053, dated March 1, 1898, sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to understand the construction and operation of my improvements.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is an end view and partial section of a loom, showing a pattern mechanism and movable shuttlebox-operating mechanism corresponding to Fig. 2 of said Patent No. 600,053. Fig. 2 is an end view of the opposite end of theloom from that shown in Fig. 1, showing my improvements combined therewith. Fig. 3 corresponds to the upper part of Fig. 2, but shows a different position of some of the parts shown in said figure. .Fig. 4 corresponds to Fig. 2, but shows a modified construction of my improvements. Fig. 5 corresponds to the upper part of Fig. 4:, but shows a different position of some of the parts shown in said figure. Fig. 6 is a detached sectional plan view of some of the parts shown in the upper part of Fig. 4 looking in the direction arm 23.

of arrow (0, same figure. Fig. 7 corresponds to Fig. 6, but shows a modified construction. Fig. 8 shows a detached view of someof the parts connected with the magazine shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the retaining-strip shown in Fig. 8, and Fig. 10 is a sectional detail showing a horizontal section through the magazine.

In the accompanying drawings,Fig. 1, which corresponds to Fig. 2 of said Patent No. 600,053, shows a well-known type of shifting shuttle-box mechanism at one end'of the loom controlled by the box-pattern mechanism, and therefore it is only necessary to briefly describe the same. In said Fig. 1,1 represents theloom frames or ends. 2 is the crank-shaft; 3, the crank-connector to the lay 4, supported on the lay-swords 4, pivotally mounted at their lower ends. In this instance there are three movable shuttle-boxes 5 at one end of .the lay and a single stationary shuttle-box 6 at the opposite end. -The vertically-moving shuttle-box rod 7 (see Fig. 1) moves with the lay and is connected at its lower end by a give-way mechanism 8 to the shuttle-box lever 9. The movement of the shuttle-box lever 9 is controlled by the box-pattern surface 10, mounted on the rotating cylinder 11, through intermediate connections, comprising indicator-levers 12, connections 13 and 14, to levers 15, which operate the movable teeth on the mutilated pinions 15, fast on the shafts 16, to cause said movable teeth to be moved into the path of the teeth on the master-gear 17 according to the indications of the pattern-surface and cause the rotation of the pinions 16 through the rotation of the master-gear 17, which is operated intermittently by a stud 18 on an arm 18, fast on the camshaft 19, through said stud-engaging slots 17 on the master-gear 17, all in the usual and well-known way. A link 20 is connected at its lower end to a crank'pin 20 on the inner end of the mutilated pinion 16 and at its upper end to the rear end of the lever 9. The lever 9 is fulcrumed on an eccentric fast on the shaft 16 of the other mutilated pinion 16.

All of the above-described parts of the shuttle-boX mechanism for moving the shuttleboxes according to the indications of the pattern-surface are of the usual and well-known construction and operation and are fully shown and described in United States Letters Patent No. 364,697 of June 14, 1887.

It will be understood that I prefer to use the shuttle-box mechanism shown in Fig. 1 and above described; but I may use any other form of shuttle-box mechanism, if preferred.

The loom frames or ends 1 of the'loom have secured thereto at their front parts inwardlyextending brackets 21, having bearings thereon in which is mounted a rock-shaft 22, which has fast thereon'at one end (see Fig. 1) an The arm 23 is pivotally connected,

through a. link 24, to the shuttle-box lever 9.

(See Fig. 1.) The opposite end of the rockshaft 22 has an arm 25 fast thereon, (see Fig. 2,) which will be described later.

I will now describe my improvements, and first the construction of the same shown in Figs. 2 and 3. At the opposite end of the loom from the shuttle-box mechanism and the movable shuttle-boxes (shown in Fig. 1) is located my filling-carrier or bobbin magazine and the mechanism directly connected therewith. My filling-carrier magazine instead of being of circular shape and rotary, as is customary, is made inthe form of aseries of one or more vertically-inclined guideways or compartments 26 on a plate or stand 27, forming separate compartments for the filling-carriers or bobbins 28. The number of the compartments 26 corresponds to the number of movable shuttle-boxesin this instance threeand each compartment holds fillingcarriers of a color or character corresponding to the color or character of the filling-carrier in one of the shuttles in the shuttle-boxes. The stand 27, carrying the guideways or compartments 26, forming the magazine for the filling-carriers, is located over the stationary shuttle-box on the end of the lay in such a position that when ashuttle is in the shuttlebox a filling-carrier from one of the compartments of the magazine will be in a position to be carried from the magazine into the shuttle to take the place of the exhausted fillingcarrier therein, which is pushed through the bottom of the shuttle and the shuttle-box in' the ordinary way. The stand 27 has in this instance on its rear edge a hub 27', which is pivotally mounted on astud 29, secured in the end of a bracket 29, secured to the stand 1 on the loom-frame. (See Figs. 2 and 3.) Connected with the stand 27, to rock the same on the stud 29, is a rearwardlyextending arm 30, which has pivotally attached to its outer end the upper end of a link or connector 31. The lower end of said link 31 is pivotally attached to the arm 25, fast on the rock-shaft 22. The rocking motion of said shaft 22, through the movement of the shuttlebox lever 9, will, through arm 25, connector 31, and arm 30, move the filling-carrier magazine. The compartments or guideways 26 are opened at their upper and lower ends and are provided at their front edges with flanges 26, forming ways to receive the heads of the bobbins and guide them in the compartments 26. Extending under the lower open ends of the compartments 26 is a shield or retaining-strip 32, which is secured at its inner end to the loom-frame. The retaining-strip 32 is adapted to be engaged by the heads of the fillingcarriers or bobbins 28 and to retain or hold said heads in their compartments 26. (See Fig. 2.) The strip 32 has a notch or opening 32 in one edge (see Fig. 9) to allow of the passage of the head of a bobbin when it is over said opening. In connection with the IIO retaining-strip 32 to hold the bobbins 28 in their compartments I preferably use springarms 33, secured to an extension 33 on the front of the magazine to bear againstthe tips of the bobbins. (See Figs. 2 and 3.) Secured to and extending down from.the retainingstrip 32 is a spring-strip 32, which acts as a guide for the head of the bobbin to direct the bobbin falling by gravity into a position to' be engaged by the transferrer and also as a spring to bear against the bobbin-head and hold it over the box, as shown in Fig. 3. A strip 32 extends at the front of the magazine and is secured at one end' in this instance by screwsupon a stand or bracket secured to the loom-frame, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Its free end 32*" is bent downwardly to act as a guide for the tip of the bobbin and also to support the tip of the bobbin, as shown in Fig. 3. In connection with the retainingstrip 32 a movable stop 34, Fig. 8, is used to close the opening 32 in the strip 32, except when a filling-carrier 28 is required to be supplied to the shuttle, and then the movable stop 34 is moved away'from the opening 32 to allow the passage of a bobbin 28, as shown in Fig. 8. The movable stop 34 is in this instance attached to the lower end of an arm 34, located back of the magazine and pivoted on the stud 29' on the bracket 29. The hub of the arm 34 has an extension 34 thereon, which is attached to the upper end of a rod 35. (See Fig. 2.) A spring 36, attached at one end to the arm 34 and at its other end to the loom-frame, acts to normally hold the stop 34 over the opening 32 to close the opening and hold the filling-carriers or bobbins in the compartments, as shown in Fig. 2. When the arm 34is moved to carry the stop 34 away from the opening 32, as shown in Fig. 8, a second stop 34" on said arm 34 passes under the bobbin 28 next above to hold it while the bobbin below is passing through the opening 32.

I will now describe the mechanism for operating the arm 34 and stop 34 to allow a filling-carrier or bobbin to pass out from a compartment 26 and be inserted into a shuttle.

A rock-shaft 37 is mounted in suitable bearings at the front of the loom under the breastbeam and has fast thereon and extending up therefrom an arm 38, which bears at its upper end against the forward end of the slide carrying the filling-fork and adapted to be operated in the usual way on the failure of filling through the weft-hammer 39 to move back the arm 38 and rock the shaft 37, as shown in Fig. 3. Fast on the shaft 37 is a downwardly-extending arm 40,- the end of which on the backward movement of the arm 38 is adapted to engage and move an arm 41, fast on a rock-shaft 42, from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 3. The movement of the arm 41 through a link or connector 43 to thedownwardly-extending 'rod 35 will move said rod inwardly, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 2, to cause the lower end thereof to extend over the end of the lever 44, pivoted at 45 on the stand 45, secured to the loom-frame. The lever 44 carries a roll 44, which travels on the periphery of the cam 46, fast on the bottom of the camshaft 19. It will be understood that when the stop 34 is in its closed position'actuated by the spring 36 and the filling-detector mechanism is not in operation the downwardly-extending rod 35 will, through the link 43 and arm 41, be held out of engagement with the lever 44, as shown in Fig. 2; but when the filling-detector mechanism operates the downwardly-extending rod 35 will be moved into position to be engaged by the lever 44 when it is raised by the cam 46, and said rod will be raised, and through said rod the extension 34 on the arm 34 will be moved to rock the arm 34 and move the stop 34 to leave an open passage for the bobbin or filling -carrier, which will drop down by gravity, as shown in Fig. 8, and will be engaged by the transferrer to be forced into the shuttle, as shown in Fig. 3.

The transferrer mechanism may be of the usual and well-known construction and consists of the transferrer arm 47, pivotally mountedon a stud 48 and carrying an outwardly-extending arm 47. (See Figs. 2, 6, and 7.) Extending down from the hub of the transferrer 47 is an arm 49, having a stud 49 thereon, on which is pivotally mounted a dagger 50, which is held in its normal elevated position in this instance by aspring 51. (See Fig. 2.) Extending down from the dagger 50 is an arm 52, which extends in the path of and is adapted to be engaged by an arm 53, fast on the rock-shaft 42. A spring 47 acts to raise the transferrer 47 in the usual way. It will be understood that when the filling.- detector mechanism isoperated, as above described, to move the stop 34 the dagger 50 will be moved into the path of the finger 54 on the front of the lay through the rotation of the rock-shaft 42 and the engagement of the arm 53, so that on the forward movement of the lay, as shown in Fig. 3, the finger 54 will engage the dagger 50 and operate the transferrer 47 to cause it to engage and force down into the shuttle the bobbin or fillingcarrier 28, which is dropped out of the compartment directly over the opening 32 on the removal of the stop 34.

It will be understood that the movement of the shuttle-box lever 9, according to the indications of the pattern-surface, to bring one of the movable shuttle-boxes into position to discharge its shuttle will, through link 24, arm 23, rock-shaft 22, arm 25, link 31, and arm 30, move the compartments 26 to bring into discharging position the compartment having therein filling-carriers or bobbins with fillings of the same color or character as the filling in the running shuttle-that is, the movement of the shuttle-boxes, according to the indications of the pattern-surface,to bring into operation any desired shuttle will simultaneously operate the magazine carrying the filling-carriers or bobbins to bring into position the compartment therein having bobbins or filling-carriers with fillings of the same color or character as the filling in the running shuttle, so that on the exhaustion of filling in the running shuttle the filling-detector mechanism will operate to supply fresh filling of the same color or character to the shuttle.

In the construction of my improvements already described the filling-carriers or bobbins are discharged from their respective compartments by gravity into position to be engaged by the transferrer. v

I have shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 modified constructions of my improvements, in which a bobbin or filling-carrier is positively conveyed from the magazine into a position to be engaged by the transferrer. In said figures the parts similar to the parts already described in connection with the construction shown in Figs. 1. 2, and 3 have the same characters of reference. To positively convey the filling-carrier or bobbin from the magazine, I provide what I term a conveyer, which preferably consists of an arm 57, having a hub 57, pivotally mounted on a stud 58. The stud 58 is supported in the upper end of an upright stand 59 on the loom-frame. The other end of the arm 57 is shaped to receive the head of a filling-carrier or bobbin 28 in one of the compartments 26 of the magazine. (See Fig. 6.) On the conveyer-arm 57 is an extension 60, preferably consisting of a rod made separate therefrom andextending out at right angles. (See Fig. 6.) The extension 60 has at its outer end a tubular part 60 thereon, which forms a socket to hold a longitudinally-moving pin or plug 61, actuated to be moved out of the tubular part 60 by a spring 62, encircling the reduced part of the pin or plug 61. The inner end of the pin or plug 61 is slightly recessed to receive the rounded tip of the filling-carrier or bobbin, as shown in Fig. 6. Saidfillingcarrier or bobbin when it is to be conveyed from its compartment to be inserted into the shuttle is held between the end 57" of the conveyer-arm 57 and the spring-actuated pin or plug 61. The outer end of the spring-actuated pin 61 extends through a slotted guide 63 and is held therein by a'split pin 61. The slot 63 in the guide 63 is curved to correspond to the arc of movement of the end 57" of the conveyer-arm 57, and the guide 63 is fast on the outer end of a longitudinally-moving rod 6 1, mounted in suitable bearings 65'. The outer bearing 65 is on a bar 65 on an arm orbracket 66 and the inner one 65 is on-the bracket 66, which is secured by a stand 67 to the loom-frame. (See Fig. 6.) On the outer end of the bar 65 is a pin 65", around which the fillingthread ends from the fillingcarriers are wound. The inner end of the rod 641 is pivotally attached to one end of a lever 68, centrally pivoted on an arm 69. The other end of the lever 68 has a rod 7 0 connected thereto, which leads to and is connected with some moving part of the loom which communicates to said rod 70 and through lever 68 to the rod 6e, carrying the guide 63, a movement every other pick to move the plug 61 and cause it to move out and in with the guide 63 and to engage with and be disengaged from the outer end of the bobbin or filling-carrier 28, so that when a compartment of the hopper or magazine is in a position to have a filling-carrier conveyed from it by the conveyer 57 the plug 61 will engage the outer end of the filling carrier when the guideway 63 is moved inwardly through the mechanism above describedyand on the indication of the fillingdetector mechanism the conveyer 57, carrying the filling-carrier or bobbin, will be moved down to bring the bobbin into the position shown in Fig. 5, ready to be engaged by the transferrer and inserted into the shuttle. The downward movement of the conveyer 57 is in this instance caused by a lever 71, (see 4,) centrally pivoted on a bracket 72 and having a roll 71 on one end which travels on and is operated by the cam 72 on the bottom shaft 19. The opposite end of the lever 71 has an extension 71 thereon which is adapted to extend over the lower hook end 7 3' on the vertically-extending rod 73, which is pivotally attached at its upper end to the conveyer-arm 57. A link 7 & connects the rod 73 with the arm 41, fast on the rock-shaft 42. (See Fig. 4:.) IVhen-the filling-detector mechanism operates as above described, the downwardlyextending arm 40 will engage and move the arm 41' from the position shown in Fig. 4: to the position shown in Fig. 5 to move the rod 73 in a position to be engaged by the projecting end 71 of the lever 71 on the downward movement of said lever. The downward movement of the rod 73 will draw down the conveyer 57 and a projection 57 thereon will engage a projection 17 on the transferrer 4:7 and move down said transferrer to bring the dagger 50 on the arm 49 into position to be engaged by the fingers 54, on the forward movement of the lay, which will continue the downward movement of the transferrer to carry the filling-carrier or bobbin into the position shown in Fig. 5.

In the modified construction above described and shown, in which the positive conveyer is used to convey the filling-carriers or bobbins from their compartments, each compartment is open at its lower end and no retaining-strip is employed for closing the lower open ends; but each compartment is provided with two leaf-springs 78, attached at their upper ends on plates 79, extending out from the stand or plate 27. The free ends of said leaf-springs are slightly bent to extend under the outer ends of the lowest bobbin or filling-carrier in each compartment and hold them in their compartments until they are removed therefrom by'the conveyer 57.

In Fig. 7 is shown amodified construction of a portion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 6. In Fig. 7 the spring-actuated plug-61, corresponding to the spring actuated plug 61, (shown in Fig. 6,) is located at the head end of'the spindle instead of at the tip end and has on its engaging end a head or enlarged end 61, adapted to engage with and hold the head of the bobbin. The other parts in said figure correspond with the parts shown in Fig. 6, already described, and the same numerals of reference are used in both figures for similar parts. In Fig. 7 at the right is shown asectional View of the magazine having the three compartments 26 with a bobbin 28 in one of the compartments.

It will be understood that the details ofconstruction of my improvements may be varied, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a loom of the class described, atransferrer, a pivotally-mounted magazine for filling-carriers, and means to convey a fillingcarrier from said magazine to a position in the path of the movement of said transferrer.

2. In a loom of the class described, a pivotally-mounted magazine having compartments for filling-carriers, means to convey a fillingcarrier from any one of said compartments into a position under the transferrer, and said transferrer.

3. In a loom of the class described, a transferrer, a magazine having compartments for filling-carriers, means to convey a filling-carrier from any one of said compartments to a position under the transferrer, a pattern mechanism to determine from which of said compartments to convey said filling-carriers.

4. In a loom of the class described, a transferrer, a magazine having compartments for filling-carriers, means to convey a filling-carrier from one of said compartments to a position under said transferrer, shifting shuttleboxes having shuttles therein, and a pattern mechanism to determine which shuttle shall become operative, and which compartment of said magazine shall be in position for the discharge of the filling-carrier therefrom.

5. In a loom of the class described, amagazine with two or more compartments forfilling-carriers, and adapted to deliver a fillingcarrier from the lower end of a compartment,

' a transferrer, and means to operate it, and

means under the control of the pattern mechanism to regulate the position of the magazine, and bring into position a compartment having therein a filling-carrier of the desired color, for the discharge of said filling-carrier into the path of the transferrer.

6. Inaloom of the class described, a pivotally-mounted magazine with one or more compartments for filling-carriers, and adapted to deliver a filling-carrier from the lower end of a compartment, a transferrer, and means to operate it, and intermediate means between said magazine and transferrer, to convey a filling-carrier directly from said magazine and place it in the path of the transferrer.

7. In a loom of the class described, a magazine having two or more compartments for filling-carriers, each compartment having fillingcarriers of different colors or characters from those in the other compartments, and means to convey any one of said carriers from any one of said compartments, to a position above the shuttle on the lay, ready to be inserted into the shuttle.

8. In a loom of the class described, a magazine with two or more compartments for filling-carriers, each filling-carrier to be delivered from the lower end ofits compartment, a transferrer, and means to moveit, and means under the control of the pattern mechanism to move the magazine, and bring a compartment having a filling-carrier of the desired color, into a position for the filling-carrier to be discharged into the path of the transferrer.

9. In a loom of the class described, a pivotally-mounted magazine with one or more compartments provided with filling-carriers, a movable stop to hold the filling-carrier in its compartment, and to allow it to be delivered from its compartment, and directly conveyed into a position to be engaged by the transferrer.

10. In a loom of the class described, shifting shuttle-boxes carrying shuttles provided with fillings of different colors or characters, a magazine having compartments provided with filling carriers of colors or characters corresponding to the filling-carriers in the shuttles, a pattern mechanism, and intermediate mechanism to operate the magazine, to bring a compartment, carrying the color or character of filling in the running shuttle, into position for the delivery of the filling-carrier therein into the running shuttle and a transferrer for transferring the filling-carrier into the running shuttle.

11. In a loom of the class described, a lay,

a pivotallymounted magazine with. two or more compartments provided with filling-carriers, a movable shield or stop to release a filling-carrier fromthe lower end of a compartment, and means to guide the filling-carrier directly from said compartment into a position to be inserted into the running shuttle.

12. In a loom of the class described, shifting shuttle-boxes having shuttles provided with filling-carriers of difierent colors or characters, a magazine having compartments carrying a series of superposed filling-carriers IIO corresponding in color or character to the color or character of the filling-carriers in the shuttles, and means to move the shuttle-boxes,-

partment thereof into position for the passage of a filling-carrier therefrom.

13. In a loom of the class described, a lay having movable shuttle-boxes at one end carrying shuttles with fillings of different colors or characters, and a rocking tillingcarrier magazine at the other end of the lay having compartments for a series of superposed fillingcarriers of colors or characters corresponding to the filling-carriers in the shuttles in the shuttle-boxes, and connections intermediate the shifting shuttle-boxes and the rocking filling-carrier magazine, for regulating the movement of said magazine according to the 'movement of the shuttle-boxes, said connections comprising a link connected to the shuttle-box lever, an arm on a rock-shaft, a second arm on said rock-shaft, and a link to an arm connected with the stand carrying the magazine, and said arm and stand.

14:. In a loom of the class described, a magazine havinga rocking motion and carrying filling-carriers, a conveyer to move a filling-carrier from the magazine to a position above the lay, when itis in its forward position, and hold the filling-carrier in a yielding position for the action of the transferrer and said transferrer, to transfer said filling-carrier into the running shuttle.

15. In a loom of the class described, a magazine having filling-carriers in different compartments, a conveyer adapted to select and take a filling-carrier from any one of said compartments, and means to move said conveyer to place the filling-carrier in a position under the transferrer and said transferrer, to transfer said filling-carrier into the running shuttle.

16. In a loom of the class described, a magazine having compartments for the filling-carriers, a conveyer for a filling-carrier, provided With yielding clamping means to convey a filling-carrier to a position under the transferrer, and to release it as the transferrer engages with the filling-carrier and said trans ferrer, to transfer said filling-carrier'in'to the running shiittle. p I

17 In a loom of the class described, a rocking magazine having filling-carriers in different compartments, a conveyer to convey a filling-carrier from any compartment, and a transferrer to transfer the filling-carrier from the conveyer into the running shuttle.

18. In a loom of the class described, a lay having on one end movable shuttle-boxes, a rocking magazine at its other end, having compartments for filling-carriers, a filling-carrier conveyer," and a transferrer, and operative means to change the position of the magazine with the change of position of the shuttleboxes, to insert a filling-carrier into the active shuttle.

19. In a loom of the class described, a lay, a shuttle-box on the end thereof, a rocking magazine having filling-carriers therein, a conveyer and a transferrer moving alternately to take a filling-carrier from the magazine, and place it in the shuttle on the lay.

20. In a loom of the class described, a lay, shifting shuttle-boxes carrying shuttles provided with fillings of different colors or characters at one end of the lay, a rocking magazine at the opposite end, having compart ments, each provided with superposed fillingcarriers having filling corresponding in color or character to the filling in the shuttles, and intermediate mechanisms between the shuttleboxes and the magazine.

21. In a loom, a reciprocating rocking magazine having compartments for the bobbins, said bobbins moving in said compartments by gravity, and means in each compartment at its lower end to retain the bobbins.

22. In an automatic Weft-replenishing loom, a pivotally-mounted magazine provided With means for holdinga plurality of stacks of weft carriers, and means to move the position of the magazine from any one stack to any other stack, said means under the control of indicating mechanism.

HQRACE WYMAN, Witnesses:

JOHN G. DEWEY, M HAAS. 

